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Mary Linskill

1840 – 1891

English novelist

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About Mary Linskill

Lived 1840 – 1891 (aged 50–51). Mary Linskill was a British novelist, short story writer, poet and writer.

Mary Linskill (13 December 1840 – 9 April 1891) was an English novelist, short-story writer and poet. She became especially popular in her native Yorkshire, whose landscape and scenery became a hallmark of her work.

Career Mary Linskill moved with her mother into a small cottage near Newholme village. There she crafted many of her literary pieces. She went on to work in places such as Manchester and Newcastle, and later became qualified to become a schoolteacher in Hawksworth. She then served as a governess in Derby.

Death Linskill died on 9 April 1891 at the age of 50, at her Spring Vale home in Whitby. A monument in her honour stands in the parish churchyard and her remains are buried in Whitby Cemetery.

Selected works Novels Tales of North Riding, 1871. Bibliolife. The Haven Under the Hill, 1886. RareBooksClub.com. Cleveden, 1892. Caedmon of Whitby. In Exchange for a Soul, 1887. Nabu Press.

Short stories Raith Wyke, 1874 Carl Forrest's Faith, 1883 The Magic Flute, 1884 A Lost Son, 1885 The Glover's Daughter, 1885 A Garden of Seven Lilies, 1886 Hagar: A North Yorkshire Pastoral, 1887 Robert Holt's Illusion, 1888

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Important facts

Born
1840, Whitby
Birth century
Died
1891
Also known as
Mary Jane Linskill, Stephen Yorke

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mary Linskill?

English novelist (1840-1891)

When was Mary Linskill born?

Mary Linskill was born in 1840 in Whitby.

When did Mary Linskill die?

Mary Linskill died in 1891.

What was Mary Linskill's occupation?

Mary Linskill was a novelist, short story writer, poet and writer.

What nationality was Mary Linskill?

Mary Linskill was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mary Linskill

· Wikidata: Q18529191

· DBpedia: Mary Linskill

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